Advertising, Open Source, Software Development and Software Review

3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? Are there exceptions in the open source world? But I don’t buy it.

Open Source

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Work Less, Get More Done, Convenient Open Source, What a Startup.

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Making Open Source Convenient: JumpBox – A startup focused on making it dead-simple to get started with open source applications, they create virtual machines completely pre-configured to just start and go (including versions that runs on Amazon EC2). Know Thy Audience – And look at creative funding sources.

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Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One.

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

The Startup Success Podcast – After the demise of The Micro-ISV Show, Bob Walsh is back discussing issues affecting software startups. Open Source, For-Profit Startups – “FairSoftware is the place to start and grow your online business. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Twitter Link Roundup #119 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

How to build your startup without learning code – [link]. When did advertising get so small? Good to see companies focus on real advertising metrics – [link]. Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers – [link]. Creative and Unconventional Print Advertisements – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications | Datamation – crowdspring.co/1yevQN7.

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. The speaking line-up is a who’s who of software bloggers and authors, including Geoffrey Moore, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah and Joel Spolsky. There were several great presentations during the conference.

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Twitter Link Roundup #173 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 4 Reasons People Subscribe to — and Open — Email – [link]. .” 4 Reasons People Subscribe to — and Open — Email – [link]. Bonnstetter-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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8 Simple Steps to Start an Online Business With No Money

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Many people have a presumption that it is difficult to start an online business due to lack of money. Whether it is advertisement model, B2C (Business to Consumer) ecommerce, affiliate or subscription, picking the right choice could determine the rise or fall of your business. Open source software or clone script is also available.

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Twitter Link Roundup #53 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Advertising and marketing have never been so much fun – [link]. 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements – [link]. 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #82 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2011

The image above is an outdoor advertisement for Hot Wheels toy cars. You’ll find more creative outdoor advertising in the Social Media & Marketing section below. 30 Very Clever Outdoor Advertisements – [link]. This analysis on Facebook open sourcing data center/hardware seems to miss the point – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #37 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

50 Inspirational Gravity Defying Advertisements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Government releases open source code – [link]. Usability Do’s And Don’ts For Interactive Design – [link].

Social Media

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2010

50 Beautiful Print Advertisements for Inspiration – [link]. UI Design Patterns: Open Source Design Pattern Library – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Inspiration: 50+ Vector-Based Book Covers – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2010

50 Beautiful Print Advertisements for Inspiration – [link]. UI Design Patterns: Open Source Design Pattern Library – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Inspiration: 50+ Vector-Based Book Covers – [link].

Social Media

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The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer.

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

A better approach is to focus on your strengths and from there determine the method(s) that will work best to differentiate yourself from every other the freelance developers around the world. I increased by rate nearly 30% in 3 months due to the amount of work coming my way. And that’s the position you want to be in.

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Startup Marketing Advice, “Failure,” Things I Learned the Hard Way.

Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2009

Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. The Funniest Amazon Reviews Ever – 1,255 of them.

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Twitter Link Roundup #92 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

Google Web Fonts: hundreds free, open-source fonts optimized for Web – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Google Web Fonts: hundreds free, open-source fonts optimized for Web – [link].

Social Media

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Hear me on the Startup Success Podcast

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 28, 2009

October 28th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. You can download the MP3 here. P.S. I did a written interview a few weeks ago for LocationIndependent.com.

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My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? The highlight of the day was that I finally had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror and Stack Overflow. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). It’s a dating website that is free for users and makes money from advertising. The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. Advertising.

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Lesser Known Traits of Successful Founders

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Or from selling your application to open-sourcing it? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Think about it this way: if your market asked for it, would you be willing to switch from a web app to an iPhone app? Or from iPhone to desktop?

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Landing Clients Nearly 100% of the Time, Car Insurance by the Mile.

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One Laptop Per Child 2008, and $19 Usability Testing WordPress Headaches with Closing HTML Tag – Any Ideas?

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Real Unfair Advantages

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No, wait, I'm sorry, the real question is: What are you going to do when there are four totally free, open-source competitors? During a lull in her practice she got a serendipitous opportunity to shift gears completely and ended up leading software product development teams. Now Adriana has an epiphany?:

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Many partnerships don’t make it past this stage, devolving into a tangled mess about who owns the idea and the code and what the compensation should be. Research the cost of advertising your product. Software development is like an iceberg – 90% of it is under the surface. The UI is the 10% above the water.

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Twitter Link Roundup #224 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

Re/code – crowdspring.co/1hYEli4. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 10 Code Playgrounds for Developers – crowdspring.co/1jB2aSC. 38 Free Open Source CSS Dropdown Navigation Menus | SpyreStudios - crowdspring.co/RHLTj6.

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The Software Product Myth

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← I’m in a Book! Most developers start as salaried employees, slogging through code and loving it because they never imagined a job could be challenging, educational, and downright fun.

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Google buzz Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Expert Rackspace Hosting MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS ConVerdge Communities About Us Submit a Tip!

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Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. As I said in The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer , an accountant is not an optional expense.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Utilizing a recently developed innovative technology, BetterView leads a revolution in the content world. Content providers and owners facing diminishing revenues from their SD sales, due to increasing demand for HD content, can now restore the full economic value of their vast archives, by transforming them to True HD.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. Full discloure, I am a former PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, ActionScript, VB.NET, ASP.NET and C# developer.

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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app. While some developers are looking at ways to build hybrid solutions , this is a topic that continues to become more complex.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Twitter Link Roundup #26 – Design, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

120+ Creative Advertisements - [link]. 35+ Creative advertising For Creative Peoples - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Nice work from Facebook on HipHop (open sourced today) – [link].

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

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Why “Luck” is a Terrible Marketing Plan for Your Startup.

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I’ve heard for years about the importance of finding a market before building a software product. Years later I’ve realized that the single most important factor to a product’s success is not the founders, not the marketing effort, and certainly not the software itself. “That’s ridiculous!&#

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

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Work Less, Get More Done, Convenient Open Source, What a Startup.

Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One.

Twitter Link Roundup #119 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

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8 Simple Steps to Start an Online Business With No Money

Twitter Link Roundup #53 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer.

Startup Marketing Advice, “Failure,” Things I Learned the Hard Way.

Twitter Link Roundup #92 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Hear me on the Startup Success Podcast

My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Lesser Known Traits of Successful Founders

Landing Clients Nearly 100% of the Time, Car Insurance by the Mile.

Real Unfair Advantages

How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

Twitter Link Roundup #224 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

The Software Product Myth

270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Twitter Link Roundup #26 – Design, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

Why “Luck” is a Terrible Marketing Plan for Your Startup.

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